Search ⌘K Suggest Edit Sign in Fact-checked by Grok 2 months ago John H. Brown (scholar) John H. Brown is an American scholar of public diplomacy and Russian history who served as a career diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service from 1981 until his resignation in 2003. [1] [2] Holding a Ph.D. in Russian history from Princeton University (1977), Brown worked in press and cultural affairs postings across London, Prague, Kraków, Kyiv, Belgrade, and Moscow, rising to senior rank by 1997. [1] [2] His tenure ended abruptly on March 10, 2003, when he became the second U.S. diplomat to resign in protest against the Bush administration's Iraq War plans, arguing in his letter that the conflict lacked clear justification, ignored potential civilian deaths and economic costs, and undermined U.S. global standing by dismissing international opinion and public diplomacy principles. [2] Post-resignation, Brown transitioned to academia, teaching public diplomacy at Georgetown University's...